entries → 嚨
TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
character · B2 (est.)
嚨 =
ㄌㄨㄥˊ · lóng
noun — the throat (only in 喉嚨)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

the mouth, the passage
lóng — gives the sounda dragon
The passage at the mouth (口) — the throat half of 喉嚨. 龍 lóng, the dragon, lends the sound straight across, the same donor under 籠 and 聾. The character lives almost only in the pair 喉嚨.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

喊久了,嘴()下面那條管又乾又啞。
After long shouting, the tube below the mouth (口) goes dry and hoarse.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)喉嚨— the throat常用
喉嚨痛— a sore throat
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
lóngthe sound half alone — a dragon; 嚨 adds the mouth lóngshares the donor — deaf (耳), not the throat